Escapement for clock mechanisms.



iil'o. 776, 574.

UNITED STATES Patented December 6, 1904.

PATENT ()EEicE.

WESLEY l/VEBBER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO ANNIESUHENOK ANABLE, OF MORRISTOVVN, NEW JERSEY.

ESCAPEMENT FOR CLOCK MECHANISMS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 776,574, dated December6, 1904:.

- Application filed February 8, 1904. Serial No. 192,477. (No model.)

To all whom it flea/y concern:

Be it known that I, WESLEY IVEBBER, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing in the borough of Manhattan, city, county, and Stateof New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inEscapements for Clock Mechanisms, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to clock mechanism, and particularly to theescapement thereof. Its object is to provide means for maintaining theparts of the escapement mechanism in proper relation with each other.

Clocks not having my improvement will not correctly keep time if theyare tilted or become out of plumb and if tilted far enough will stop;but if a clock mechanism is provided with my improvement the parts ofthe escapement are maintained in proper relation with each other whetheror not the frame of the works is tilted.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichsimilar letters of reference indicate similar parts throughout bothviews, of which Figure 1 is a front elevation of the works of anordinary clock-movement with my improvement applied thereto. Fig. 2 is aside view thereof, partly in section.

A represents the frame of the clock mechanism. B indicates the journalor axis of the escapement-wheel (J. D and E are respectively thependulum and the verge.

Journaled about the axis Bis a bar or support F. This bar or support Fbears the pendulum D, fixed to it in the usual manner at (Z, and alsobears the verge E, through the arm f on which said verge E is journaledat a. Said bar or support F also carries a weight G, the position ofwhich may be regulated by the set-screw H. 7

It will be readily understood that as said frame A is tilted to theright or left the bar or support F Will swing about the axis B, carryingwith it the pendulum-support (Z and the journal of the verge 0, so as tomaintain said pendulum and verge in the same operative relation with theescapement-wheel G.

The tendency of the support F to vibrate is compensated by supportingthe pendulum and verge on said support F upon opposite sides of the axisB. To accomplish this result, it will be understood that the supports (Zof the pendulum and e of the verge should be upon opposite sides of ahorizontal plane passing through the axis B.

What I'claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. An escapement for clock mechanism which consists of anescapement-wheel, pendulum and verge therefor, said pendulum and vergebeing borne upon a support adapted to swing about the axis of saidwheel, and hold the same upon opposite sides of a horizontal planethrough the axis of said wheel, and means for maintaining said pendulumand verge in proper relation with said wheel.

2. An escapement for clock mechanism which consists of anescapement-wheel, pendulum and verge therefor, said pendulum and vergebeing borne upon a support adapted to swing about the axis of saidwheel, and hold the same upon opposite sides of a horizontal planethrough the axis of said wheel, and a weight attached to said supportfor maintaining the same in a predetermined position about said axis.

3. An escapement for clock mechanism which consists of anescapement-wheel, pendulum and verge therefor, said pendulum and vergebeing borne upon a support adapted to swing about the axis of said wheeland hold the same upon opposite sides of a horizontal plane through theaxis of said wheel, and a weight adjustably attached to said support formaintaining the same in a predetermined position about said axis.

4:. In an escapement for clock mechanism, the combination of anescapement-wheel, a bar or support adapted to swing about the axis ofsaid wheel, and hold the same upon opposite sides of a horizontal planethrough the axis of said wheel, a pendulum borne by said support, averge journaled on said support, with a weight attached to said supportand adapted to maintain the same in a predetermined re lation with saidaxis.

5. 1n an eseapernent for clock mechanism, the combination of aneseapement-Wheel, a bar or support adapted to swing about the axis ofsaid Wheel, and hold the same upon opposite sides of a horizontal planethrough the axis of said Wheel, a pendulum borne by said support, averge journaled on said support, With a Weight ad justably attached tosaid support and adapted to maintain the same in a predeterminedrelation With said axis. IO In witness whereof I have hereunto set myhand this 5th day of February, 190 i.

WESLEY \NEBBER. In presence of" J. F. BONDREAU, EDITH E. KUPFER.

